U Nārada

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U Nārada (နာရဒ; 1868–1955),[1] also Mingun Jetawun Sayādaw or Mingun Jetavana Sayādaw, was a Burmese monk in the Theravada tradition credited with being one of the key figures in the revival of Vipassana meditation.[1]

His prominent students, particularly Mahasi Sayadaw, helped popularise what is now known as the "New Burmese Method" or the "Mahasi method."[1] Sayadaw is a Burmese term of respect when addressing major Buddhist monks and means "great master".

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robert H. Sharf, Buddhist Modernism and the Rhetoric of Meditative Experience, Numen 42 (1995) pg 242
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